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By day, I perform strategic marketing duties for MorphoTrak (a subsidiary of Morpho, a subsidiary of Safran). By night, I manage the Empoprises blogging empire, as well as various virtual properties in Starfleet Commander and other games. Formerly known as Ontario Emperor (Ontario California, not Ontario Canada). LCMS Lutheran. Former member of Radio Shack Battery Club. Motorola Yellow Badge recipient. Top 10% of LinkedIn users.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

According to the Riverside Press-Enterprise, the San Bernardino County Crime Lab has a new director, Steve Johnson. And he has his work cut out for him.

DNA samples continue to stack up, with not enough trained analysts and not enough space to fit the experts the department would like.

A long-planned new crime lab is on hold as the budget picture gets bleaker.

But there are things that Johnson would like to do.

Since taking over this month, the 55-year-old has sent two of his examiners for specialized DNA and firearms training, and let administrators know that more space and more employees still are a priority....

Walking around his new lab, Johnson pointed out the increasing use of robotics to extract DNA samples and the need for a larger covered area to test-fire weapons.

He said he hopes to soon have the ability to get into the backlog of DNA cases and test more guns than just the ones tied to the highest-priority cases.

According to the Riverside Press-Enterprise, the San Bernardino County Crime Lab has a new director, Steve Johnson. And he has his work cut out for him.

DNA samples continue to stack up, with not enough trained analysts and not enough space to fit the experts the department would like.

A long-planned new crime lab is on hold as the budget picture gets bleaker.

But there are things that Johnson would like to do.

Since taking over this month, the 55-year-old has sent two of his examiners for specialized DNA and firearms training, and let administrators know that more space and more employees still are a priority....

Walking around his new lab, Johnson pointed out the increasing use of robotics to extract DNA samples and the need for a larger covered area to test-fire weapons.

He said he hopes to soon have the ability to get into the backlog of DNA cases and test more guns than just the ones tied to the highest-priority cases.